A US man was jailed after he bit a pet python in an apparently unprovoked attack, local media reported.

David Senk, 54, said he had no recollection of the incident after blacking out from drinking. Responding to a report, police found him lying on the ground with blood on his face. Another man and a woman told the police Senk took 2 large bites out of their python when they let him hold the snake.

The snake, measuring 3 to 4 feet in length, is recovering after a vet stitched it up.